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As a product of the Montville Township public school system and a graduate of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (RC) and then Ramapo College, it gives me great pleasure to give back as a high school science teacher and now as Secretary-Treasurer for NJEA.

For years, I had the opportunity to proudly serve the members of the Wayne Education Association in our quest for educational excellence through community partnering, establishment of strong positive relationships, and successfully standing for the rights of educators as we work to ensure we have great public schools for all our children.

In these times, it takes a comprehensive effort to guide our members and our profession through the many obstacles presented and towards the respect and accolades we deserve. There can be no success at the state level without triumph at our local levels and no local can reach its full potential without state victories for public education.

Given the importance of layered successes, in addition to serving as a state Officer, I have also served as a local association president, as an executive board member at the county level (Passaic County Education Associations), as a chairperson at the state level (Congressional Contact Committee Chair for the New Jersey Education Association), and have represented members nationally at the Representative Assembly for the National Education Association (a summary of my service can be found on the Accomplishments page).

I look forward to utilizing the skills and experiences learned through my years of service, combined with the progressive ideas needed to respect our past as we build our future.

The time is now, the future is now.

Thank you.

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Sean M. Spiller’s Message

As middle class families throughout this state have seen rising costs, increased tolls, state aid cuts, and decreased services, we alone as educators and public employees have been singled out as the cause of all problems.

Never mind that our schools are top in the nation by almost any measurable standard; the time for some was now to label our schools failing and to destroy public education for private profit.

We must work to remind all residents in this state that our schools have afforded them an opportunity at the American dream. Our teachers and support staff work to educate, protect, and parent our students each day.

While we will always work to improve communities where schools do not have the support needed, scapegoating educators for Wall Street gambling and our social failure to raise all residents out of poverty, crime, and minimum-wage jobs will not be accepted.

As we lead this charge, we will continue to stand for the American worker, the middle class family pushing hard to get by, and the public servant, those educating our students as well as those keeping us safe and secure.